tw Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 I usually keep my MZNH700 in "quickmode" so that it starts up within a few seconds (the startup time without it is unbelievable - 10-15 seconds). I understand from the manual that quickmode basically keeps the machine powered on ("standby") without the LCD on and presumably with the head parked safely. My question is - just how much of an effect on battery life does this have? I don't have the patience to use the MD with quickmode off in order to do a comparison. On a related note, does anyone know why it takes so long for Hi-MDs to power up compared to earlier portables? My MZR900 only takes a few seconds to power up and start playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harper Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 On a related note, does anyone know why it takes so long for Hi-MDs to power up compared to earlier portables? My MZR900 only takes a few seconds to power up and start playing.HiMD units are now reading a FAT table and abuot 700kbs of System File info. Where as the older units simply had a short TOC to deal with. I dont mind th trade off for 7-9 times the storage space on HiMD disks and 2 Times the space on 80m MDs compared to MDLP. :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadeclaw Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 My question is - just how much of an effect on battery life does this have? I don't have the patience to use the MD with quickmode off in order to do a comparison. Someone quoted 1/3rd off, when used daily. I'm now too lazy to do a search for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw Posted December 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 Thanks for the info guys! To be honest the startup time is a really minor issue, I think that Hi-MD is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streaml1ne Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 It depends mostly on how much of the time you're playing vs not. It shaved maybe an hour off play time for me. And the two days I noticed it the recorder was in standby more than playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidboy84 Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Well the minor differences in battery life doesn't really affect me. Actually I don't even feel any difference. I always have a spare battery handy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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